[CNBC] Amazon won't bid on EA, per CNBC sources

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[Ambient]

Damn. That would have been a funny acquisition.

 

[InResolute]

Well that was a fun roller coaster for about an hour.

 

[Bulby]

Well, was a fun 30 minutes

 

[jschreier]

Nothing to do with Bloomberg. David Faber on CNBC is the one who shot it down.

 

[Kouriozan]

Oooh, the ride was just barely starting.

 

[DeadlyParasite]

I'm getting rumour whiplash here.

 

[Reckheim]

Well, that was a fun morning.

 

[Helix]

this is CNBC source, I think

 

[YozoraXV]

They couldn't even let it last until 9am.

 

[Arex]

phew crisis averted.

 

[Oneandonly16]

How did we go from "Amazon is buying EA" to "Amazon didn't even bid" in hours?

 

[Ojli]

Guess I don't have to hurry with the EA game pass games just yet

 

[L Thammy]

i don't know who to shoot

 

[Oneself]

Ok then 🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[Yerffej]

Jeff Gerstmann gets to wake up to a bad dream after all.

 

[WanderingVoid]

I was enjoying the ride, too. :(

 

[Helix]

How did we go from "Amazon is buying EA" to "Amazon didn't even bid" in hours?

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more like minutes, it was just an hour ago

 

[BringBackSonics]

That was quick

 

[--R]

Nothing to do with Bloomberg. David Faber on CNBC is the one who shot it down.

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But it is on the Terminal, isn't it? I'm just quoting Nibel on this, I can change it to CNBC if wanted.

 

[-Le Monde-]

Well that was a fun roller coaster for about an hour.

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Glad I was asleep. Amazon sucks. lol

 

[Blade30]

Ok... That was a quick ride huh

 

[xtib81]

Someone's wrong, but who?

 

[rrc1594]

Booooi

 

[kurahador]

Wonder what this does to their stock prices.

 

[Xando]

View: https://twitter.com/cnbcnow/status/1563136384059285505?s=21&t=ipo8bzC2mtIijfDooNDPZA
Faber usually knows this shit

 

[Yerffej]

Phil looking at his watch and jingling the loose change in his pocket.

 

[Vourlis]

Bezos flipped a coin this morning, had a coffee, and then flipped it again.

 

[Pasha]

Well that was a fun roller coaster for about an hour.

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Just like EA stock is going to be probably lol.

 

[Kyrios]

It was me. I made the bid.

Prepare your butts for Mercenaries 3 and Titanfall 3, 4, 5, and 6.

 

[jschreier]

But it is on the Terminal, isn't it? I'm just quoting Nibel on this, I can change it to CNBC if wanted.

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Yes it's a Bloomberg story quoting CNBC's David Faber, but it's not Bloomberg sourcing. Just want to be crystal clear.

 

[Dust]

What a twist!

 

[Kuduk]

It was me. I made the bid.

Prepare your butts for Mercenaries 3 and Titanfall 3, 4, 5, and 6.

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You have my sword.

 

[Jamie OD]

So how on earth did the rumour come to be?

 

[CypherSignal]

Nothing to do with Bloomberg. David Faber on CNBC is the one who shot it down.

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I believe this is the clip being referenced?

View: https://twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/1563136384059285505

 

[--R]

Yes it's a Bloomberg story quoting CNBC's David Faber, but it's not Bloomberg sourcing. Just want to be crystal clear.

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Understood. I've changed the sourcing to CNBC.

 

[Casa]

Waiting for the next update an hour from now saying "actually, it's SONY that's about to acquire EA!"

 

[ryzz]

So how on earth did the rumour come to be?

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To bump up stock

 

[Banana Aeon]

Phil looking at his watch and jingling the loose change in his pocket.

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EA is looking for suitors outside the gaming industry for a reason.

 

[squall12]

next suitor might be tencent or microsoft lol

 

[Callibretto]

Has EA publically said they're looking to sell? Amazon won't bid, but other mega companies will buy it instead?

 

[Jawmuncher]

If it did happen, I would be worried about the employees more than the games. Amazon I imagine would just leave things as is there. With perhaps some more dictating on certain titles.

 

[CottonWolf]

I guess we'll know who's right in a couple of hours.

 

[Boppa]

Good, Amazon acquiring EA would be awful but even with that said I have no idea who is a good choice…

I keep reading EA and Ubisoft are both going to be bought sometime in the near future and it'a kind of depressing.

 

[vestan]

 

[Gavalanche]

I wonder how USA Today got it wrong, they are normally reliable right?

 

[Captain Tuttle]

This has been fun, thanks Era!

 

[Glasfrut]

Wow, lol. What a ride.

 

[Strings]

i don't know who to shoot

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Two guns baby:

 

[Edward]

I literally just saw the headline they are buying it and then 2 seconds later a headline they aren't buying it that was the fastest roller coaster of emotions i have ever felt in my entire life. Honestly, i am glad. They've handled their own game development so fucking poorly i don't want want them touching studios.